vulnerability
Red Hat JBoss EAP: CVE-2016-8657: Other
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 10, 2016 | Sep 19, 2024 | Jun 19, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 10, 2016
Added
Sep 19, 2024
Modified
Jun 19, 2025
Description
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.. It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
Solution
red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-8657
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8657
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8657
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400343
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0826
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0827
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0828
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0829
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
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